[covna-officers] Email list

  • From: Doug Tabony <doug@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: covna-officers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:30:19 -0600

Matt,
Will self-initiated subscription capture the subscriber's name? A subscriber need only enter their email. The last service I used captured both. I also like "Dear Name" more than "Dear Subscriber," more personal though no huge deal. I do understand the vacation bit. I wasn't thinking in those terms because the way I am now travel has lost it's appeal much more than even earlier in my injury. There are not hoards joining or unsubscribing and waiting a while to get on a DL that's often quiet for a week or 2 is no big deal. 

Doug

On 2/12/2015 9:27 AM, Matthew Janiga wrote:

Hi Doug,
I agree with your concerns. With a proxy admin email address we still require a record keeper who will record their information and send the boilerplate welcome email. These functions do not go away and the experience for customer (e.g. subscriber) is the same. 

Questions?

Thanks,

Matt
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Doug Tabony <doug@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:doug@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: 

    Matt,

    Convenient but problematic.  If someone subscribes without going
    through a record keeper you only capture their email.  I think we
    need to be able to match name and email.  Also, and very
    importantly, the new subscriber will not receive a personal
    welcome that include list guidelines.  If you don't think these
    are problems I think we need to have an executive meeting about it.

    Doug

    On 2/10/2015 8:52 PM, Matthew Janiga wrote:

    Hey Doug,

    Anyone who wants a service related to covna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:covna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

    For instance:
    - add me to the distribution list
    - remove me from the distribution list
    - please help me with spam
    - or whatever

    This way it isn't tied to my personal email address.  Let's say I
    go on vacation, no big deal I'll add my backup to the
    covna-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:covna-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
Let's say I win the lottery, and drop off the face of the world. Again no big deal, I'll just add someone else to the admin DL and 
    remove my self. Best of all any time we write down the "owner" of
    the COVNA DL as covna-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:covna-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on a webpage or in a
    newsletter we are guaranteed that no matter what happens that
    address will be accurate.

    BTW - freelists approved the email address and I confirmed it's
    working accordingly.  So we are good to go.

    Thanks,

    Matt

    On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Doug Tabony <doug@xxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:doug@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

        Who needs the email address covna-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        <mailto:covna-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>?

        On 2/9/2015 4:29 PM, Matthew Janiga wrote:

        Hey Doug,

        Sure, no problem.  I'll get it to you no later than Friday
end of business (5 PM). Sorry we didn't reply earlier. Frankly speaking, I've been distracted and although I read 
        the email it didn't have a drop dead need date so it didn't
        get a higher priority than the things that have drop dead
        dates.  Sorry bout that.

        I can take the list over entirely. In order to remove your
        ADMIN flag the user requires the SUPERADMIN flag.  I don't
        have that flag so I cannot remove your ADMIN privileges
        directly.  I will send an email to freelists and see what
        they can do.

        I've requested a new freelist address for COVNA List
        Admins.  Right now it will only have my email address on it,
        but it is decoupled from my personal email address.  If you
        can update the webpage on Wednesday to point to this email
        address that would be great.  The list is:
        covna-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:covna-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

        I will send a note to the DL introducing myself along with
        the proposal to remove the anonymous feature.

        Thanks,

        Matt

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